Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

The man was killed near 610 W. 42nd St., typically a dangerous block. Photo: Google

UPDATE: West Side Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Driver, Who is Uncharged

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 1, 2021 | No Comments

A driver struck and killed a 44-year-old man in a notoriously dangerous section of Hells Kitchen early Tuesday morning, but was not initially charged, police said.

The scene of Monday night's crash. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

UPDATE: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Brooklyn Senior on Speedway Atlantic Avenue

By Gersh Kuntzman and Henry Beers Shenk | Jun 1, 2021 | No Comments

A Brooklyn man was struck and left for dead by a driver late on Monday night a few feet from his home on Atlantic Avenue, a wide roadway that becomes a speedway in the wee hours.

Lopamudra Desai was struck by the driver of a massive Chevy on this street. Photo: Google

Queens Senior Killed After Being Hit By Driver of a 4,700-Pound SUV

By Fiifi Frimpong | May 28, 2021 | No Comments

A Bayside senior who was struck by a car driver near her home earlier this week has died — and the driver who killed her remains uncharged.

This is how most New Yorkers experience the sidewalk: squeezed between trash and building lines. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

SURVEY SAYS: West Side Sidewalks are Unsafe and Unclear — And the City Must Act

By Fiifi Frimpong | May 28, 2021 | No Comments

New York's sidewalks are chopped up and dirty — and Hells Kitchen and Chelsea residents continue their fight to change that.

Mayor de Blasio had promised to fix McGuinness Boulevard when he attended a vigil for Matthew Jensen. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

De Blasio Promises to Fix McGuinness Blvd. After Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Teacher — But Details are Few

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 28, 2021 | No Comments

He talked the talk. And then he walked the walk. But in the end, he kinda balked.

Mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia signed the petition on Saturday demanding a linear park on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights.

Surging Candidate Garcia Supports 34th Ave. Linear Park

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 26, 2021 | No Comments

The former Sanitation commissioner is the first of this year's mayoral candidates to put her John Hancock on a petition calling for the creation of a linear park on 34th Avenue in Queens.

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